CPU & Ram Meter

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Publisher's Description

CPU & Ram Meter is a small application which resides on your desktop and provides useful information about your computer's processor and memory usage, allowing you to optimally utilize your PC resources. Has a practical uptime meter measuring the time elapsed since the last system boot. Further features include a semi-transparent interface, an autorun option, and unique futuristic design.

2) Tested with other CPU monitoring software, this meter seems to be accurate.

3) It's free

4) Downloads and installs easily.

5) Includes a handy little 'Uptime' meter

6) Works great in XP, as advertised

7) HERE'S A BIGGY: It does NOT have to have some kind of Windows 7 type "sidebar' program to be installed before this works. It works fine all by itself with no additional programs required.

8) It's free

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Cons

1) It's a RAR file, for God's sake! To the author of this program: Will you simply package it in a ZIP file, making it consistent with 99.9999% of other compressed download files?
I had to go download WinRAR (which I haven't had to use in at least 5 years) to extract the files. Again I say, PLEASE use .zip or a self-extracting zipped .exe file.

2) Now I really hate this one: the meter doesn't retain it's placement after a computer re-start. What I mean is, if you drag it to someplace on your Desktop where you'd like it to stay, it will pop back up after a reboot wherever it pleases.

3) On the same note as #2, what's worse than it not keeping it's position (where you put it,) is that it sometimes drags right and sometimes doesn't. The "cure" to this, I've noticed, is to wait 3-4 minutes and then drag it. (By 'not drag right', I mean that it refuses to budge)

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Summary

Anyway, with several both pros and cons, it's a cool little program that works as advertised (mostly).

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